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eccrine

US/ˈɛk.ɹɪn/

eccrine adjective: pertaining to a sweat gland.

Adjective

eccrine (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a sweat gland.
  2. Pertaining to sweat.
  3. Exocrine.

Origin of eccrine

From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek, “out of”) and κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

Words formed from eccrine

Phrases with eccrine

Questions about eccrine

What does eccrine mean?
Eccrine means pertaining to a sweat gland.
What part of speech is eccrine?
Eccrine is an adjective.
How do you pronounce eccrine?
Eccrine is pronounced /ˈɛk.ɹɪn/ (US).

Words near eccrine in the dictionary

  1. Ecclestons
  2. Ecclus.
  3. ECCM
  4. eccoprotic
  5. eccoprotics
  6. eccrine
  7. eccrine gland
  8. eccrine glands
  9. eccrinid
  10. eccrinids
  11. eccrinology

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